The Gift of June

Monday, February 20, 2012

Blue Screen of Death

As you may or may not have noticed, I have not offered updates from your favorite family in almost a month.Our computer finally went belly up...yep, the blue screen of death got us. No internet connection, no access to pictures, no typing programs, etc...you get the picture...for TWO WHOLE WEEKS, until we got the darn old thing into a computer place for them to restart/wipe clean/erase all programs that we used to use (arrrrggghhhh) so that we could start over again...luckily all data was saved, pictures included (yahhhhh). My saddest realization when we got it back and started it up was my loss of my bookmarks in my internet browser. So now we have a new beautiful computer, an iMac. Yep folks we have ditched the Ford Taurus of computers and got a Lexus of computers. It is like butter under the fingers...and as soon as I learn how to use iPhoto (which I assume will be easy as everything else on a Mac) I will start posting regularly again.

For some reason it takes us a month to get anything done, I will play the two kids card again on this but an honest apology for those of you that are following us here.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

The Value in Silence

I don't get a lot of silence in my life. Maybe at nap time if both boys happen to go to sleep at the same time but really I go from work---noisy---it is always an adjustment for me to be in the high school hallways at the beginning of the year---to home---noisy---3 year old constant talking and baby babble drifting in the air at all times. Therefore, recently I have turned to two sanctuaries, Quaker Meeting and acupuncture, of silence. Really it is to refuel and have a few moments of time for myself to think and regroup.
Quaker meeting for me is place where I go to get answers that maybe are troubling me or just in need of being silent and still for an hour, a place of worship or meditation. And although acupuncture is a treatment for my pain with vulvar vestibulitis, which has been plaguing me since Aram came along, it is such a refreshing way to get a medical treatment to sit for an hour in silence focusing on myself and my healing process.

I did not realize that I was in need of such a thing-quiet time that is, until my mother pointed out that that is why she went to Quaker Meeting at times when my sister and I were young girls. Silence, is never talked about as a need for the human body, but I have decided it is as necessary as sleep. So to new parents out there, make sure you find a time for your silence as well as your sleep.

5..4..3..2..1...blast off

help I am stuck under the desk...someone?..anyone?

Over the past week Aram has become mobile. Yep folks he is crawling...well really moving around the room by getting up on all fours then back down, scooting on stomach, and rolling. His confidence to be on all fours and reach for toys or just shift weight from back to front, lay down then sit up is very evident. He can go across a room backwards in no time! I have to remember to peek over at him more often so that he does not back into the fire place or shut the top of the stairs baby gate. As soon as it looked like movement was in his near future, we packed up all J's small parts toys and put them in the his room in drawers that J has to clean up when done playing with upstairs.

What is really funny, is all the spots he finds himself stuck in...under the couch, under table, under computer desk [peek photo above].

All I can say is Jasper better get ready because I am sure once he learns to move forward at any rate he is going to be chasing and getting into everything that big brother has and does.

Update: Aram now is moving forward in a formal crawl technique. Peek his first moves below...

Can I get an Amen....Jump it up!

I have decided that a jumperoo is a must own for your little one. So what if it is too big for you place, and you stub your toes on it daily, it will bring hours of entertainment for your pre-crawler***. I mean even tonight as we were making dinner he jumped to music and was as happy as a monkey with a banana (J's statement as I was thinking out loud today) for a good 45 minutes. AMAZING!

The only time is sucks is when he poops and it gushes out the bottom ofhis leg or up to hair line up the back so timing is super important. Now that we know he pooping schedule (for the most part) we enjoy hours of hands free fun and even join in jumping with him sometimes too! J has fun jumping with his little bro too! They play this game where Jasper says "Jump Jump Jump, stop!" and Aram just laughs and jumps and laughs and jumps some more.

Like I said A-MUST-HAVE parenting "tool".

***Sorry if this sounded like an add but it is all true.

BLAH BLAH BLAH

me and the boys

A few weeks back our little man said his first word... drum roll please ...yep it was..."dada". Now some baby experts would claim that this was merely Aram forming comfortable sounds in his mouth except that it was followed by "mama" a few nights later when we really wanted me to come nurse him to back to sleep. And now if you ask him "where is dada," I swear he turns and looks at Olde. And today, I kid you not, he said "hi dada" when looking at Olde from across the room, . Oh sweetness to the ears to hear your baby say your name.